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Observing the sky from a specific point on Earth, time travel, meet constellations, planets and asteroids, or admire the stars during the day through the atmosphere. These are some of the activities that more than 15,000 students from 70 public schools in Garanhuns, in the arid zone, may hold the digital planetarium that will be inaugurated on March 8, in the Golden Euclid Park. The intention is that students of the state system, private and even academics to make use of space in a next step.

Acquired by the city, through the Department of Education, the purpose of the equipment is to expand the space for learning and bring students the public network of science studies. According to the physicist and teacher in educational technology, André Luís heck, director of Hiperlab, the company responsible for implementing the planetarium, the technology used is the same used in large universities abroad and contributes to the popularization of science in the country.

“By bringing the knowledge of things that students do not learn in the classroom, technology stimulates new generations to take taste for scientific studies. It is an investment in the future of the country, “said the expert.

As for Secretary of Education Garanhuns, Janecélia Marins, the planetarium will give a new stimulus to education in the city. “The planetary as well as being a digital teaching environment, is also a significant learning space where students and visitors acquire new knowledge.”

Technology – construction steel and fiberglass, the planetary again is entirely digital and is the first in the Northeast geodesic structure that is formed by a network of triangles, wedges like a soccer ball, which give it a spherical shape. The hall has 40 comfortable reclining seats.

Unlike analog technologies, digital planetarium the teacher himself can operate the system with a remote control or even a tablet. “The operating system is easy and intuitive. Before, it was necessary that each image was inserted manually by an astronomer, which raised costs and made the most time consuming process, “Parreira said.

Also according to him, teachers can also install software on your personal computer and prepare customized presentations to each class. Furthermore, according to the expert, the digital planetary can be used for other content than astronomy.